Mistakes at work

[lavrentis]

to be honest im sure he knows his mistake, what he did wrong. a training course might be unnessecary and actually insulting to the lad

[Unabomber]

Hey,how's the new job going pal?

Really enjoying it thanks mate, although getting up at 5:30 everyday takes its toll come 9pm.

[Vlad the Fox]

to be honest im sure he knows his mistake, what he did wrong. a training course might be unnessecary and actually insulting to the lad

Agree. Make too much of an issue about it and he could end up thinking the company is petty and his bosses a bunch of pricks, demotivating him in the process. If any action is really necessary after this it should be to the point and without issue and then everyone should move on.

[MrSpaM]

It depends on

1: How much money we are actually talking about

2: Is this his first warning? Sacking him after 1 mistake could come back and bite you on the ass financially if he starts saying he was unfairly dismissed

3: You are 1,000,000% certain nobody else screwed up

[Mike Oxlong]

Depends on how you see his potential.

If he has bad traits it would be an excuse to get rid but if you think that he will be an asset to the business in the longer term, will learn from his mistake and will be grateful for a chance to prove himself then I'd keep. Of course, no guarantees that a replacement would be better. Hiring the right staff is a tricky business. Most people can scrape a decent reference and present reasonably at interview. You only really find out through real time spent in the workplace.

[Benji]

Surely when giving work to a junior you build review time into the deadline?

If I give work out with a client deadline of Thursday, I'll impose a deadline of Wednesday for the junior to (a) give me time to check and (b) if the junior holds their hand up and says sorry I've not finished you've got time before the "real" deadline.

Also, and it's easy to say this with hindsight, but if what the junior was doing was that important that it could cost the company a lot of money if the deadline was missed, there's something gone wrong higher up the chain if senior people don't know about it until it's too late. Progress meetings? Quick chats or emails to say "how you getting on"?

[MPH]

This is your opportunity to offer him all the sort of support he needs and all the kind words he needs to hear.

 

 

 

 

Do that and you'll have a very loyal member of staff who will work himself into the ground for you....